PARAJE NATURAL FINCA TORRETES

The work will consist in: - Recuperating traditions like threshing and cereal picking. - Cultivation of aromatic plants. - Improving strips of land, repairing stairs, signposting and roads. - Cleaning and conditioning the vegetation and trees. - Restoring and improving the habitats. The work will be carried out in small groups which will shift place and type of work, so that all participants will be able to work in all places and share the work to be carried out. COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES - LEISURE ACTIVITIES: - Excursions and visits - Workshops and training and leisure activities, etc. - Evening activities, group dynamics, sports activities, games, These activities will be coordinated by a team of entertainment professionals. It will present a plan of cultural and leisure, to be developed by volunteers during evenings and weekends which will complement the voluntary work ACCOMMODATION/FOOD: Accommodation and meals for the group will be provided at the Colegio Público Teixereta, C/ Maestro Chapí, nº 11, en IBI. The Centre has all the necessary facilities, such as kitchen, dining hall, bunk beds, hot-water showers, leisure areas, etc. Food is prepared on site, by professional cooks LOCATION: IBI (ALICANTE) TRAVELLING INSTRUCTIONS: By road. You can use the N-330 road to Madrid, Villena exit, or the Sax motorway, which links up with the A-36 Alicante-Ibi-Alcoy motorway. From Valencia, you can arrive at Ibi on the N-340 road, via Alcoy. The closest train stations are those in Villena, Alcoy or Alicante. The closest airport is El Altet (Alicante) airport. There is daily bus connection in this area off-coast. From Alicante, with La Alcoiana bus company LA ALCOIANA Tel: 965 13 01 04 From Valencia, with Travicoi bus company TRAVICOI Tel.:963 49 14 25 Renfe train station 902 24 02 02 www.renfe.es MEETING POINT: On the first day of the workcamp at: Ayuntamiento de Ibi (Ibi Town Council) C/. Les Eres, 48 in IBI Colegio público Teixereta, C/ Maestro Chapí, 11 in IBI LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Valencian, Spanish and English THINGS TO BRING: - European Health Card for EU volunteers. - Sleeping bag - Clothes and footwear of work and sports - Gloves of work - Hat or cap - Clothes of bath - Sun protection cream - Useful of bathroom (included towel) SPECIFIC GOALS: PROFILE - COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS: You must work unselfishly according to the work planning of the workcamp, five days a week. You must cooperate to carry out all the entertainment activities programmed, and participate in the said activities. You must contribute to the general organization of the camp, in its regular tasks: cleaning, cooking, administration, etc. You must respect the different beliefs, ideologies and opinions of all participants in the workcamp. You must stay in the Workcamp from beginning to end of the programme. You must respect the internal regulations of the Workcamp, to wit: accept the indications of those responsible for the activities, respect the timetables in general, and avoid using private vehicles while being at the Workcamp INTERNAL RULES: CONTACTS: IVAJ.GVA JOVE [Valencian Youth Organization] C/ Hospital, 11 46001 Valencia 963 108 563 963 108 562 Fax: 963 108 561 www.gvajove.es/ivaj [email protected] Ibi Town Hall Área Medio Ambiente C/. Les Eres, nº 48 03440 IBI 965 55 24 50 965 55 28 04 www.ibivirtual.com [email protected] EMERGENCY NUMBER: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please give us your e-mail address It is very important that all the volunteers CHECK REGULARLY THEIR CONTACT EMAIL for further information about the work camp, as some details, especially the contact and emergency numbers, may change. Mind the junk mail folder as sometimes our emails end up in there.